• A couple in their 70s have been found dead in a car in their garage in Palatine, an apparent double-suicide, according to police. Read more

• Four of the seven runways at O'Hare International Airport were affected when approach lights kept blinking off and on for about 40 minutes overnight, officials said. Some arriving flights were delayed because of the intermittent outage, which is under investigation, according to Karen Pride, spokeswoman for the Chicago Department of Aviation. Read more

• Police are searching for the gunman who shot and seriously wounded a 16-year-old girl in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side. The girl, a student at Chicago Vocational Career Academy, was shot in the abdomen Thursday afternoon and was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, where she underwent surgery. Relatives said they were told she will recover. Read more